Tonight I found the bag containing bits n' pieces off of the Plinius amplifier. I can confirm that inside the amp where two voltage regulators that fed the preamp. They are LM7924 and LM7824 so that's +24 volts and -24 volts respectively.

Just recieved a plinius 2b pre that has been rather badly 'fixed', mainly re-soldering some dodgy PCB tracks. Anyway.... in the process things would appear to have gone badly wrong. Anybody have a schemtic for this otherwise very tidy preamp so I can bring her back from the dead? Ta in advance.

Hi Tony, I am a Avionics engineer at Air NZ and fix amps for my mates I do love the old stuff as we can relate to it. The Plinius IIc and Plinius VIIb combination from 1984 landed with me. Please if jou have a schematic for the VIIb power amp. Email tierventer@xtra.co.nz

Just answering my own question, I confirm that the Schematic for the III is good for the VIIIc. I traced it out only diff is that the power supply feed tru the emitter resistors to the rails. Will post the Schematic for others to use plus pictures. Keep a lookout! Also the drivers and output transistors are the Toshiba ones that is now obsolete 2SA1302 and 2SC3281 Be warned there is some fake ones out there!